YouTube Shorts Agent runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 118 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Oct 2026.
Agent-first YouTube Shorts uploader: dry-run validation, OAuth checks, synthetic-media metadata.
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add youtube-shorts-agent -- npx -y youtube-shorts-agent
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-shorts-agent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-shorts-agent"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.youtube-shorts-agent]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "youtube-shorts-agent"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-shorts-agent": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-shorts-agent"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"youtube-shorts-agent": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-shorts-agent"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
YOUTUBE_DRY_RUN (Set to false only when the agent should perform live YouTube upload operations. Defaults to dry-run behavior), YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID (Google OAuth client ID. Optional until OAuth or live upload flows are used), YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET (Google OAuth client secret. Keep local and do not expose it to agents).
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